To work out when sore?

[Kflomy]

Hey MN so I have recently joined the tourist wagon and rejoined the gym for January after losing a pregnancy etc I feel I need to start shaping up and gettin my mental health back in order.
I used to train 4/5 times a week and toned massively before I fell away from it and put a few lbs on but this was about 6 months ago.

So my question is do u still train when your muscles are agony?

I just threw myself straight into my old routine and smashed it yesterday! As soon as I finished I knew I would suffer as my legs were like jelly. Anyway I am so sore this morning! I done a total body workout with strength training and my thighs, bum, abs, chest and arms are so sore but I don't want to stop!

Do you have Rest days straight after or do you just get on with it? I don't want to cause more damage but do recall muscle memory and it has motivated me to do more this morning.

I am scheduled to go after school run but literally can't walk downstairs!

What's your advise please!

I think you should build up gradually. Expecting to be able to do your old routine after such a break is a recipe for injury.

General muscle soreness is fine, and can be worked through with care. Being so sore you’re unable to walk downstairs isn’t right, and if you try to push through that you’re going to hurt yourself.

Have a day Or two off, then when you get back to it scale down the workout slightly - either lighter weight, slower speed etc depending on your exercise. You will be able to build back up quickly enough, but if you try to push through the pain at the same level as you used to, you’re probably going to end up setting yourself back even further at some point.

Easy day or rest day I think

Do some very gentle stretching or gentle yoga today if you need to do something.

I went to the gym on Monday and was sore afterwards. Went again yesterday and definitely felt it afterwards. This morning - nowhere near as sore although I can tell I exercised.

Don’t do another big workout, you’ll hurt yourself and put yourself off exercise.
Go for a gentle walk, or as pp said so some yoga.

Agreed that maybe don't work quite so hard straight away. Build back up to it and have a couple of rest days. Probably won't take long but you will probably work out more effectively if you are less sore.

I would do a walk or swimming if I were that sore, it would help ease out my muscles a bit. Sounds like it might be worth dialing back a little to build up again to where you were rather than going too going hi too early

I used to go as normal. But I did different classes so I was never exactly repeating myself (martial arts, pump, zumba, gym, yoga, run etc).

Rest or active rest (gentle, low impact, different muscle groups). Swimming, walking or yoga are ideal.

I'm doing RED January with an aim of outdoor exercise every day, usually running. I'm a regular runner anyway, but I adapt to the increased frequency by shorter distances, slower pace, and not having two intense days in a row.

I think you already know the answer to this.

So I have decided to have a rest day
Actually couldn't sit in the car without ouch oach! At least what I done is working and I do love feeling the burn ha

So my question is do u still train when your muscles are agony?

Yes - but I'm a dancer so my attitude to "agony" is tougher than other people's. Sore muscles isn't injury - you need to learn to tell the difference between sore muscles from unusual exertion, or actual injury.

Sore muscles need exercise - but you might do a different exercise. You still need to do a proper warm up - which is literally warming up the core of your body via large muscle group movements - brisk walk, slow easy jog, leg swings, arm swings, trunk rotations,

Then do something that includes an easing out of the sore muscles. But often doing a lighter version of what made you sore is good.

You do need to be careful not to overtrain, and thus head towards injury. So if your quads are sore (eg it hurts to get up & down stairs) a walk or a swim will help. But I'd also say it won't hurt just to do a gentler version of what made you sore. But don't lift heavy weights 2 days in a row. Aerobic/cardio exercise is fine to do everyday, with greater or lesser intensity.

Give your body 1 day off a week.